KL Rahul will be bitterly disappointed having been dismissed for 199, just one run short of a well-deserved double hundred, but his knock made sure that India did not give the initiative to England in the fifth Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Rahul, along with Karun Nair, rescued India from a precarious situation as the hosts found themselves on 211/3 at one point, with captain Virat Kohli dismissed for his lowest score of the series.
The Karnataka pair steadied the ship, adding 161 runs for the fourth wicket before Rahul’s dismissal at the fag end of day three. Nair registered his maiden half-century, staying unbeaten on 71 at the end of the day’s play.
There will be a lot of talk on #KLRahul missing out on a double century. 199 is not a bad score to get!!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 18, 2016